Garbage-container.



J. SHEPPERD.

GARBAGE CONTAiNER. 'APPLICATIOIVI FILED JAN. I0. 1917.

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JAMES W. SHEPPERD. OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

GARBAGE-CONTAINER.

To alt Hl-(Hfb it may concern:

-l ie=it known that T, Jones WV. Slirarrnnn, a citizen of the-United States. residing at Los .\ngeles. in the county of Los .\ngeles and State of California, have invented cer 'tain new and usefulImprovements in Gan bage-(loutainers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garbage containers, and more particularly to a container for use in connection with a sink for receiving small particles of food, coffee grounds, and the like, to prevent stoppage of the drain pipe of the sink. One of the main objects of the invention is' t o provide a receptacle to be placed adjacent a' sink for receiving small particles of food, coffee grounds. and the like. which are often emptied into the sink, thus preventing stoppage of the drain pipe of the sink by ;thesc materials. A further object is to pro- }vidca receptacle so constructed as to insure proper draining and quick drying of small food particles and the "like placed in the same thus preventing fermentation and rendering it an odorless receptacle. A still further object is to provide a receptacle having an outer casing provided with a drain pipe and an inner receptacle or container of to raminous construction mounted in spaced relation to the casing so as to permit tree circulation of air through and about the inner receptacle thus insuring quick Irving ot the contents of the same. A still further object is to provide a cover for the inner receptacle having a downwardly directed conical member'or funnel whereby this cover is adapted tocotipcrate with the receptacle to form a trap for catching flies and other insects. Further ohjects'will appear from the detail description.

To the. drawings Figure 1 is a side view of a col'itainer constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of. the same with the cover of the outer casing raised.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1, i

'Fig. 4 is a. section on line 4-'iof Fig. 3, showing the cover for the inner receptacle in place,

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the cover for the inner receptacle.

The. outer casing 1 is of sheet metal construction and of rectangular cross section,

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed January 10, 1917.

Patented May 29, 1917.

Serial No. 141,647.

being provided at each corner with a supporting leg 2 secured thereto. A cover 3 is hingedly secured to the upper edge of one wall of easing 1, as'at 41. This cover is of such size as to fit snugly over the top of the casing when in lowered position so as to etl'ect an approximately air tight closure therewith. A resilient sheet metal strip 5 is sca ned to thefront of cover 3, at the center thereof, and is turned or rolled at its lower end to provide a tubular member 5. This tubular member adapted to engage under the upper arm (3 of a securing plate 7 which is secured to the front of the casing, arm (5 being disposed at an acute angle to the body of the plate. By this means, the resilieut strip 5 and plate 7 cooperate. to hold the cover tight-l in closed position.

A sheet metal partition or bottom 8 is secured in casing 1 remote from the lower edge thereof. This bottom is of approximately flattened pyramidal shape, with its apex directed downwardly, so that the bottonr inclines invvzircllr and downwardly toward its center from its periphery. Bottom 8 is provided \vitlran integral upwardly directed peripheral flange. 9 which is secured to theinner t'ace ot the walls of easing 1. This flange it acts to secure the bottom tightly within the casing, and also forms a receiving frame. for an inner receptacle 10 which corresponds in shape. to. but is somewhat smaller than. casing 1. Receptacle 10 is oi perforated or foraininous construction, and is provided at its upper edge. with a pe' ripheral reinforcing U-strip 11 secured thereto. The lower wripheral edge of receptacle 1O rests on the bottom 8 adjacent flange 9. the rmreptacle being thus supported by the. botton hut. in spaced relation thereto for practically the entire area. of the bottom. Also. the side walls of receptacle 10 are maintained in spaced relation to the inner faces of the site walls ol easing 1 by means of flange fl. at bottom 8 and flange 9 cooperate in themanner to maintain receptacle 10 in proper position within the easing and in spaced relation to the bottom and sidewalls thereof thus providing means for permitting free circulation of air through and about; the receptacle.

A downwardly and outwardly inclined drain pipe 12 .ion'iznunioates with the interior of easing 1 by means of an integral elbow 13 which is secured to the bottom 8 at the center or apc.\- thereof. .\n elbow 1-1 is 'tted snugly on the outer end of pipe 12 and may be turned so that; "when the container is mounted on a draining board or the like, closely adjacent a sink. elbow 11 will discharge into the sink. In using my container. it is mounted in any suitable position adjacent a sink so as to discharge into the same. and other waste which commonly accumulate in a sink are poured directly into the receptacle 10; All of the-{moisture drains off of these materials through theseceptacle on to the bottom 8 and thence through the drain piffe 12. The drain pipe 12 also pro;

vides means whereby air can readily enter the'bottom of easing 1 beneath receptacle 10 flowing freely through and about. the same thiisqiiickly drying the contents of the receptacle which may then he emptied'into the. usual garbage pail. By doing this, fCl'mCl1 tation which commonly takes place where these materials are placed in a garbage pail without being previously dried, is prevented. )For convenience in'handling, receptacle 10 provided-with a U-shapcd bail or handle 15 each arm of which is pivotally secured to the U-strip 11, adjacent its inner end,

16. The pivots for securing the handle 1!) to the reirforcing strip 11 are in axial alinement, their common axis coinciding with the central line of receptaclclt). Also, the arms of handle 15 are of such length that, when the handle is turned downward into a horizontal position, it will fit snugly within one half of the frame formed by the U strip 11 thus preventing interference by the handle with the pouring of materials into the-receptacle. When it is desired to remove the receptacle from casing 1, this may he quickly and easily accomplished by turning the handle 15 about its pivotal axis upward through an arc of 90 into vertical position, as Shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

-The receptacle 10 is further provided at.

- one corner and near the upper edge thereof,

with a cylindrical container 17. This container is provided with a restricted opening 18 through thebottom thereof, and is adapt- ,ed to contain a suitable disinfectant and deodOrizer; This disinfectant will drip into the receptacle 10 slowly so as to thoroughly disinfect anddeodorize the same, thus entirely eliminating any possibility of fermentation such as might otherwise occur under certain conditions such as when the device .is used in excessively hot weather, or under similar conditions.-

Inorder to insure quick drying of the contents of receptacle 10 it is desirable that the cover or top 3 of easing 1 be lifted i to raised or open position. With the top P in this position it is necessaljy to provide a suitable cover or closure member for recep- The coffee grounds. tea leaves,

similar Inserts into the receptacle 10, while preventing their exil. thus acting inithe well known manner in conjunction wit-litjthe receptacle to provide a trap for' (lies and other insects.

There may be slight changes made. in the construction and arrangement of the different parts of my invention \\'ilhout d.epart ing from the field and scope. of the same, and l intend to include all such variations, as fall within the scope of the appended claims, in this application in which a preferred form only ol my invention is disclosed.

1. in containers. a casing having a downwardly directed apprr-ixiinalely pyramidal bottom. the bottom of said casing having an up\\-'ardl extending peripheral llangc secured to the inner fare of the. walls of the. casing. a receptacle ol' l'oraminous construction mounted within said casing and litting snugly in said llangc so as to be supported by the bottom of the casing and held in spaced relation thereto and to the walls of th casing, and a drain pipe cornn'iunicat-ing with the. interior of the casing at the apex of the bottom thereof.

2. in containers, a casing having a. downwardly directed \'ran'|ii lal bottom. the bottom of said casing having an upwardly extending periplnrral flange. secured to the'inner faces of the walls of the casing, a receptacle oi foraminous construction mounted within said casing and fitting snugl in s'aid flange so as to he supported by the bottom of the casing and held in spaced relation thereto and to the walls of the casing, a drain pipe, communicating with the interior of the, casingiatv the. center of the bottom thereof, and a cover hingedly mounted on the casing and adapted to effect an approximately air tight closure tl'iercwith. i

2%. in containers, a. casing having a. bottom inclined downwardly and inwardly from its periphery to its center, a drain pipe communicating with said casing at the center of the bottom thereof; a receptacle of foraminous construction removahlymounted. within the-casing in spaced relation to the walls of the same, and a removable perforated cover for said receptacle.

4. In containers, a casing having a bottom inclined downward and inwardly fr its eriphery to it center, a drain pipc communicating with said casing at the cent'vr of the lmtt'om thcrcuf. a rcccptacle of fOHImiIIOIIS (OljStl'llCi'iOll remm'ably-mnunted within thc casil'lg in spaced relation to the walls of thc same, and a rcmcvabi'peb formed ccvcr for sa id receptacle, provided with a clmvnwardly d rected funnel member whereby said cover and receptacle are adapt- 

